Editing Pest control (section)

====Physical pest control====
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[[File:Dog van Rekong Peo.jpg|thumb|Dog control van, [[Rekong Peo]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], India]]

[[Physical pest control]] involves trapping or killing pests such as insects and rodents. Historically, local people or paid [[rat-catcher]]s caught and killed rodents using dogs and traps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.esdaw-eu.eu/the-stray-dogs-in-europe.html |title=ESDAW-EU |website=Animal Policy In The EU |publisher=European Union |access-date=30 August 2016}}</ref> On a domestic scale, sticky flypapers are used to trap flies. In larger buildings, insects may be trapped using such means as [[pheromone]]s, synthetic volatile chemicals or ultraviolet light to attract the insects; some have a sticky base or an electrically charged grid to kill them. Glueboards are sometimes used for monitoring cockroaches and to catch rodents. Rodents can be killed by suitably baited [[Mousetrap|spring traps]] and can be caught in cage traps for relocation. Talcum powder or "tracking powder" can be used to establish routes used by rodents inside buildings and acoustic devices can be used for detecting beetles in structural timbers.<ref name=O'connor/>

Historically, firearms have been one of the primary methods used for pest control. "[[Garden guns|Garden Guns]]" are smooth bore shotguns specifically made to fire [[.22 caliber]] [[snake shot]] or 9mm Flobert, and are commonly used by gardeners and farmers for snakes, rodents, birds, and other pest. Garden Guns are short-range weapons that can do little harm past 15 to 20 yards, and they're relatively quiet when fired with snake shot, compared to standard ammunition. These guns are especially effective inside of barns and sheds, as the snake shot will not shoot holes in the roof or walls, or more importantly, injure [[livestock]] with a [[ricochet]]. They are also used for pest control at [[airport]]s, [[warehouse]]s, [[Meat packing industry|stockyards]], etc.<ref name="Eger">{{cite web|last1=Eger|first1=Christopher|title=Marlin 25MG Garden Gun|url=http://www.marlinforum.com/Marlin-25MG-Garden-Gun.html|website=Marlin Firearms Forum|publisher=Outdoor Hub LLC|access-date=17 September 2016|date=28 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918005923/http://www.marlinforum.com/Marlin-25MG-Garden-Gun.html|archive-date=18 September 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The most common shot cartridge is .22 Long Rifle loaded with #12 shot. At a distance of about {{cvt|10|feet}}, which is about the maximum effective range, the pattern is about {{cvt|8|inch|cm}} in diameter from a standard rifle. Special smoothbore shotguns, such as the [[Marlin Model 25MG]] can produce effective patterns out to 15 or 20 yards using .22 WMR shotshells, which hold 1/8 oz. of #12 shot contained in a plastic capsule.